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From: "Paul J. Harris" <>
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 19:39:12 -0400
In-Reply-To: <005f01c34589$29ef71a0$dd10ff3e@default>


Sally,

Hey, been shot down before! Guess Bill has more digging to do.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: s.lloyd9 [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:43 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View


Hi Paul,
Sorry to wreck your theory, but I only downloaded the patch this time and
I can't alter the column widths on either the Summary Tab or the Family Tab.
I get round the problem by just making the whole window wider.

Sally
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J. Harris" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 7:48 PM
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View


> Bill, et al,
>
> Although I previously posted the message below, stating that I had no
> problem with the column widths on the Summary Tab of the Individual View,
> that was with patches to get to 3.0.24. Today, I rented a laptop to take
on
> an upcoming vacation, so I thought I would do a full download of 3.0.24
and
> use that to install on the laptop. Well, guess what? With the full install
I
> cannot adjust the column widths on the Summary Tab of the Individual View.
>
> I presume that the difference is in the two ways of arriving at 3.0.24.
>
> Just thought you would like to know, Bill.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul J. Harris [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:21 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
>
>
> Bill, et al,
>
> FWIW, I have complete control over column widths on the Summary View (Even
> List) under XP Home.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cheri Casper [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:19 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
>
>
> Column dividing lines? I have never had those. You mean ones that go
> straight down from the column headings all the way to the bottom of the
pane
> or are you just talking about lines between column headings? CheriC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s.lloyd9 [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 8:07 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
>
>
> Hi Bill, Wim and Jim,
> I don't know whether I'm seeing things, but I had my second practice
data
> set open and went to the Summary page to see if I could change the column
> widths. I'm sure that there were dividing lines between the columns, which
I
> was able to move and they stuck where I moved them. I then opened my main
> data set and I haven't got the lines between the columns nor can I change
> the width by going to the small line between the words place and date. I
> went back to my practice data set and the lines have vanished there too.
Am
> I having a mental lapse here or should there be column dividing lines?
>
> Sally
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William T. Flight" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 3:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
>
>
> > Hi Jim & Wim,
> >
> > Are you having a problem with changing the column widths on the Summary
> > Page, Children and Event Lists? I'm not seeing any problem... Do you
have
> > similar difficulty with any other views/pages?
> >
> > -- Bill
> >
> > William T. Flight
> > http://www.thoughtfulcreations.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "wim prange" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:18 AM
> > Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
> >
> >
> > > Hi Jim
> > >
> > > You're right, they can't be dragged anymore. Will need a fix probably.
> > > You can use doubleclicks on the dividerlines to change the width, and
> > > rightclick on the headers to "Reset Column Widths".
> > >
> > > Gr. Wim
> > >
> > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > Van: Jim Winfrey [mailto:]
> > > > Verzonden: zondag 6 juli 2003 14:53
> > > > Aan:
> > > > Onderwerp: [GENBOX] Divider Lines on Summary View
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Since build 22 the vertical divider lines on the Summary View do not
> > > > relocate. The cursor turns to the little opposite facing arrows as
> > usual
> > > > but when I drag the lines nothing happens. Are the positions of
> > > > these lines
> > > > now "fixed" when I save the view configuration? If so, how do I
> > > > unlock the
> > > > view so I can change it?
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
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